Jennings starts against France

Rory Jennings has retained his starting place in the England U18 squad to take on France this afternoon, with Max Clark and Will Homer named on the bench.

Sale Sharks prop Ciaran Parker leads the side and Forwards Coach Peter Walton says that his side will be in for a tough battle against the French.

He said: "We've got a young side out there, but it will be a great experience for them and we're hoping to hit the ground running. France will be tough and they'll be physical, but we have a few more sessions under our belt and this is a great opportunity for our guys.

"We've made some changes from the first game and we want to give everyone a chance to put their hand up for the South Africa match on Saturday, but before we can even think about that we know that we have a huge test against France to contend with first."